7. DSC / RADIO SETUP MODE ............ 34
7.1 SETUP ............................................... 34
7.2 LAMP ADJUSTING ............................ 34
7.3 LCD CONTRAST ............................... 34
7.4 CH NAMING ...................................... 35
7.5 INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORY SETUP
(DSC) ................................................. 36
7.6 DSC TELEPHONE DIRECTORY ID
INPUT ................................................ 37
7.7 POSITION REQUEST REPLY TYPE 38
7.8 VOICE SCRAMBLER ........................ 39
7.9 KEY BEEP (ON OR OFF) ................. 40
7.10 INDIVIDUAL RING ............................. 40
7.11 TIME OFFSET ................................... 41
7.12 USER MMSI INPUT ........................... 42
7.13 GROUP MMSI INPUT ....................... 43
7.14 DSC SCANNING ............................... 44
TO CHANGE DSC SCAN METHOD: ..... 44
8 RAM MIC OPERATION ..................... 45
8.1 RAM MIC CONTROLS AND
CONNECTIONS ................................ 45
8.2 INDICATORS ..................................... 47
8.3 INTERCOM OPERATION .................... 48
8.3.1 Communication ........................... 48
8.3.2 Calling ......................................... 48
9 OPERATING PRACTICES ................ 49
9.1 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ... 49
9.2 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL
(CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ......................... 49
9.3 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS ......... 50
9.4 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND
67 ....................................................... 51
9.5 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS .. 51
9.6 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING ... 51
9.7 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC) ... 52
9.7.1 USCG DSC Watch ...................... 52
9.8 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE
IDENTITY (MMSI) .............................. 52
9.8.1 What is a MMSI? ........................ 52
9.9 USING DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING
FEATURES ........................................ 52
9.9.1 Distress Call ................................ 52
9.9.2 Individual Call ............................. 52
9.9.3 Group Call ................................... 53
9.9.4 Urgency Call ............................... 53
9.9.5 Safety Call ................................... 53
9.9.6 Position request .......................... 53
9.9.7 Telephone Call ............................ 53
9.10 ADDITIONAL DIGITAL SELECTIVE
CALLING INFORMATION ................. 53
9.11 ABOUT VHF RADIO .......................... 53
9.12 SELECTING AN ANTENNA .............. 54
9.13 COAXIAL CABLE .............................. 54
10 MAINTENANCE ................................. 55
10.1 REPLACEMENT PARTS ................... 55
10.2 FACTORY SERVICE ......................... 56
10.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ......... 57
10.4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA
OUTPUT ............................................ 58
11. CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS .............. 59
12. WARRANTY ....................................... 63
13 SPECIFICATIONS ............................. 66
10.1 GENERAL .......................................... 66
10.2 TRANSMITTER ................................. 66
10.3 RECEIVER ......................................... 66
